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enNeuroscientists Object to Europe’s Human Brain Projecthttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/528796/neuroscientists-object-to-europes-human-brain-project/
<p>Critics call emphasis on large-scale computer simulations in EU brain project premature.</p><p>More than 180 neuroscientists have signed an open letter to the European Commission calling on it to reconsider the technical goals and oversight of one of the world’s largest brain-mapping projects, predicting it is likely to fail.</p>Mon, 07 Jul 2014 20:59:45 +0000juniper.friedman528796 at http://www.technologyreview.comEavesdropping on Neuronshttp://www.technologyreview.com/video/528441/eavesdropping-on-neurons/
<p>A new automated version of one of neuroscience’s most important techniques, patch clamping, makes it much easier and faster for scientists to tap into the inner workings of brain cells.</p><p class="dropcap">Several new tools for exploring individual neurons allow scientists to probe the workings of the brain in great detail. Optogenetics makes it possible to turn specific neurons on and off in lab animals to determine how those brain cells are affecting activity. Patch clamping lets scientists record the electrical activity of neurons inside a living brain, a process that has now been automated.</p>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 04:05:00 +0000brunascle528441 at http://www.technologyreview.comIlluminating Neuron Activity in 3-Dhttp://www.technologyreview.com/aroundmit/527421/illuminating-neuron-activity-in-3-d/
<p>New technique allows scientists to monitor the entire nervous system of a small worm.</p><p>Researchers at MIT and the University of Vienna have created an imaging system that reveals neural activity throughout the brains of living animals. This technique, the first that can generate 3-D movies of entire brains at the millisecond timescale, could help scientists discover how neuronal networks process sensory information and generate behavior.</p>Sun, 18 May 2014 16:31:19 +0000Sooz527421 at http://www.technologyreview.comWireless Micro LEDs Control Mouse Behavior http://www.technologyreview.com/news/513446/wireless-micro-leds-control-mouse-behavior/
<p>Mice tap into their own neural reward circuits with the help of a new optogenetics device.</p><p>A microscopic light-emitting diode device that controls the activity of neurons has given researchers wireless control over animal behavior. The tiny device, tested in mice, causes less damage than other methods used to deliver light into the brain, <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/lookup/doi/10.1126/science.1232437" target="_blank">report researchers in Thursday’s issue of <em>Science</em></a>, and it does not tether mice to a light source, enabling scientists to study behaviors more naturally than is normally possible.</p>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:08:42 +0000juniper.friedman513446 at http://www.technologyreview.com3-D Chip Promises Better Brain Control http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507841/3-d-chip-promises-better-brain-control/
<p>A new device will let scientists create complex patterns of activity within the brain using optogenetics.</p><p>Optogenetics, which pairs light-sensitive genes with a light source to selectively switch brain cells on or off, has shown promise as a research tool and a potential therapy. But the technology mostly delivers light to one spot, whereas brain activity usually involves complex sequences of activation in different locations. A new device takes optogenetics into three dimensions, with the ability to send patterns of light to neurons at various coördinates in the brain.</p>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000juniper.friedman507841 at http://www.technologyreview.com